Is the a way to abort the currently running script?

[ishahak]

[using version 0.3.5c build 908]

Hello,

Must say EventGhost is a great tool.

I'm using a macro for testing of some IR controlled device.
my macro is running an endless loop, in order to stress my device.

I could not find a way to abort that endless loop.
any idea?

I'm really missing a "stop execution" button.

thank you!
-Itay

[topix]

I don't know a direct stop action, but one way could be to have a specific window open while the test is running. EG searches for the window and stops the macro if it doesn't find it. Here is an example what i mean:
The script loops between the two macros as long as an internet explorer window is found.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="851">
    <Folder Name="endless" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="Show OSD: Part 1" id="888">
            <Action>
                EventGhost.ShowOSD(u'Part 1', u'0;-24;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;1;0;0;2;32;Arial', (255, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0), 4, (0, 0), 0, 1.0, False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.FindWindow(u'iexplore.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.NewJumpIf(XmlIdLink(890), 2, False)
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Show OSD: Part 2" id="890">
            <Action>
                EventGhost.ShowOSD(u'Part 2', u'0;-24;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;1;0;0;2;32;Arial', (0, 128, 0), (0, 0, 0), 4, (0, 0), 0, 1.0, False)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                Window.FindWindow(u'iexplore.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                EventGhost.NewJumpIf(XmlIdLink(888), 2, False)
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>

[ishahak]

many thanks for the reply. what you describe is exactly what I did before but I find it to be quite annoying.

I'm also wondering why no GUI way to create a loops and branches.

regards,
-Itay